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Supposedly, Avanti R3 engines, which were built at Paxton Products in California, were subject to a series of tests lasting …..?….. hour(s) before being shipped to South Bend. 1) One…..2) Two…..3) Three ….or…..4) Four
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Sherwood Egbert’s salary at Studebaker was about ….?…. the amount of the man he replaced, Harold Churchill. 1) Half…..2) Same….3) Double….or…..4) Triple
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Anyone thinking of separating their Paxton supercharger ‘halves’ for a thorough clean out of the fluid reservoir may want to purchase (ahead of time) the two o-rings that seal the halves. Those two large o-rings are fairly easy to nick or break, and I doubt if replacements could be found locally. Paradise Wheels in California stocks them… Ed
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You got it!
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To me, that indicates it was moisture…. Unfortunately, if the moisture couldn’t escape, it probably retreated back into the fiberglass, and chances are will return.
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Only if it’s exactly the correct length… which it probably isn’t! Universal cores that can be cut to size should probably still be available though.
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Our hero, Raymond Loewy, went into retirement at the age of …..?….. 1) 69……2) 76……3) 80….or……4) 87
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That was a prudent move!… Although an Avanti’s power window motor is small, the torque it develops (through gear ratio advantage) is considerable…. Much more torque than a person would normally apply to a manual window crank!
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Yes Dwight… 3 spd o/d with power steering…. I’ve never driven a 56J without power steering…. Has to be difficult.
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PS… I guess they wanted to make sure their engines burnt oil!!!!!
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I used to look forward to receiving their catalog back in the ‘sixties’… Whitney even had complete used engines “CHECKED FOR OIL BURNING” for sale as part of their huge inventory!!
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I may have found these assist springs… (O’Reilly’s)… Will check them out later!
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Glad it worked out!… Another important function of that same light is to alert driver if one or the other side of the car’s hydraulic brake system has failed.
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As an aside…. Asking prices for used Paxton/McCulloch superchargers on eBay (for example) are going through the roof! I wonder how many perspective buyers realize the ‘can of worms’ they may be purchasing? Buyer beware when considering acquiring one of these 60+ year old used units!
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R2 Heads Really Needed?
mfg replied to mfg's topic in 1963-1964 Avanti R2, R3 models and R4, R5 Engines